{"id":69339,"date":"2023-12-12T12:52:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=69339"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:52:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:52:57","slug":"rare-glimpse-of-charles-and-diana-during-happier-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/rare-glimpse-of-charles-and-diana-during-happier-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare glimpse of Charles and Diana during happier times"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Rare glimpse of Charles and Diana during happier times: Cards from late royal to fashion designer Bill Pashley show couple on honeymoon and doting on William and Harry<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cards from the late Princess of Wales featured loved-up photos with Charles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Meghan and Kate were encouraged to dress like Diana<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cards from Princess Diana to friend and royal fashion designer Bill Pashley have revealed a rare insight into happier times during her marriage to King Charles.<\/p>\n<p>The collection, which has sold for \u00a37,000, includes a lighthearted letter from the late royal, in which she joked about the Scottish climate turning her honeymoon tan &#8216;light blue&#8217; after a Balmoral trip.<\/p>\n<p>It also features photos of the loved up pair doting on their children &#8211; the young Princes William and Harry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Around August 1981, Diana penned Bill a note to thank him for making outfits for her stay in Scotland, shortly after the pair returned their honeymoon around the Mediterranean on Royal Yacht Britannia.<\/p>\n<p>She referenced her wedding, only 19 days earlier, at St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral of which she could remember &#8216;most of what went on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78864587-12854207-image-m-46_1702382047074.jpg\" height=\"995\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cards from Princess Diana to friend and royal fashion designer Bill Pashley have revealed a rare insight into happier times during her marriage to King Charles. Pictured in 1981\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diana also detailed struggling to get into her room due to boxes of skirts that Bill had sent over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I arrived back here, it was difficult to get into my room, due to two huge boxes blocking all form of entrance!&#8217; Diana wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A million thanks for doing all the skirts &amp; generally everything so quickly. They&#8217;ll keep me going for a while!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ever since our return, I have remained a light blue from the cold as the places where we went were boiling &amp; for once I&#8217;ve gone a decent colour!!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I do hope that you had a good view at St. Paul&#8217;s [of the wedding], funnily enough I remember most of what went on!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Dearest Bill, you are just the kindest of people to have done all my Scottish wear &amp; it&#8217;s enormously appreciated.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The letter, on Balmoral Castle-headed notepaper, was consigned for auction by the family of Mr Pashley, who died in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Along with it were 13 Royal Christmas cards Diana sent to Bill from 1981 to 1994.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861977-12854207-image-m-40_1702381982522.jpg\" height=\"938\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The collection also features photos of the loved up pair doting on their children &#8211; the young Princes William and Harry. Pictured in a Christmas card from 1985<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861975-12854207-image-m-42_1702382008842.jpg\" height=\"493\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Along with the letter were 13 Royal Christmas cards Diana sent to Bill from 1981 to 1994. Pictured, a card from 1990<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78864587-12854207-image-m-38_1702381962775.jpg\" height=\"898\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Around August 1981, Diana penned Bill a note to thank him for making outfits for her stay on Scotland, shortly after the pair returned their honeymoon around the Mediterranean on Royal Yacht Britannia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861963-12854207-image-a-43_1702382020215.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The collection, which has sold for \u00a37,000, includes a lighthearted letter from the late royal, in which she joked about the Scottish climate turning her honeymoon tan &#8216;light blue&#8217; after a Balmoral trip<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861949-12854207-image-a-59_1702382191568.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictured: A letter Diana sent to Bill in October, 1980.\u00a0other clients included Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and opera singers Dame Margaret Price, and Dame Gwyneth Jones<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861961-12854207-image-a-47_1702382077981.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diana and Charles in a Christmas card sent to Bill from 1981. It features the couple photographed on their wedding day\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861959-12854207-image-m-70_1702382341109.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diana and Charles looking loved up with baby Prince William pictured in a Christmas card from 1982<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861951-12854207-image-m-60_1702382220264.jpg\" height=\"891\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charles, Diana and William pictured in their festive family portrait from 1983, which was used in the card<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861957-12854207-image-a-49_1702382087041.jpg\" height=\"294\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The trio welcomed baby Prince Harry in their 1984 Christmas portrait, looking happy as ever in the snap\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861955-12854207-image-m-62_1702382240566.jpg\" height=\"924\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The whole family &#8211; and an adorable little pup &#8211; posed together for the 1986 Christmas card portrait<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861973-12854207-image-m-63_1702382250541.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William appears to be laughing while a puzzled Harry looks on during this festive family photo from 1987<\/p>\n<p>The 1981 festive greeting carries a wedding photograph of the happy newly-wedded couple.<\/p>\n<p>The cards for 1982 and 1984 have pictures of Prince William as a baby and William and a new-born Prince Harry respectively.<\/p>\n<p>All of the cards have photos of the family of four up until 1992 &#8211; the year it was announced Charles and Diana were separating.<\/p>\n<p>For 1993 and 1994 the Christmas cards contained photos of just Diana and her two boys.<\/p>\n<p>The cards and two letters sold for over \u00a37,000 at Hansons Auctioneers of Etwall, Derbys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861965-12854207-image-m-64_1702382262685.jpg\" height=\"555\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The whole crew decided to pose outdoors for their relaxed family Christmas card portrait from 1988<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861967-12854207-image-a-54_1702382138015.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In 1989, Diana, Charles, William and Harry all opted for a more formal photo to use in the Christmas card<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861983-12854207-image-m-66_1702382282198.jpg\" height=\"596\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Diana sported a chic red blazer &#8211; while the boys opted for simple suits &#8211; for their 1991 Christmas card photo\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861979-12854207-image-m-67_1702382297248.jpg\" height=\"939\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Only William and Harry &#8211; without their mother or father &#8211; feature on the 1992 Christmas card photo<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861971-12854207-image-m-68_1702382306485.jpg\" height=\"497\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William, Harry and Diana &#8211; without Charles &#8211; are pictured during the 1993 Christmas card portrait<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/11\/78861981-12854207-image-m-69_1702382320210.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The boys and their mother posed for a sweet, smiling snap which was taken for the 1994 Christmas card<\/p>\n<p>Auctioneer Charles Hanson said: &#8216;The strong results achieved for Christmas cards and a letter relating to the life and times of Diana, Princess of Wales, underline her importance and enduring popularity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was adored not just by this nation but by people all over the world. Her tragic death in a car accident in 1997 prompted an exceptional response and outpouring of love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is a deep fascination with her life and keen royalists will always want to own items connected to her.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bill Pashley&#8217;s other clients included Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and opera singers Dame Margaret Price, and Dame Gwyneth Jones.<\/p>\n<p>He was from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and studied at the Royal College of Art in London.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12854207\/Rare-glimpse-Charles-Diana-happier-times-Cards-late-royal-fashion-designer-Bill-Pashley-couple-honeymoon-doting-William-Harry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare glimpse of Charles and Diana during happier times: Cards from late royal to fashion designer Bill Pashley show couple on honeymoon and doting on William and Harry Cards from the late Princess of Wales featured loved-up photos with Charles READ MORE: Meghan and Kate were encouraged to dress like Diana Cards from Princess Diana [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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